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Mentioned in 9 episodes

Owned

How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left

Book • 2025

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Mentioned in 9 episodes

Mentioned by

Kara Swisher

as the author of the book.

Dissecting Elon Musk’s Hostile Takeover with Anne Applebaum, Eoin Higgins & Ryan Mac

Mentioned by

Nima Shirazi

and

Adam Johnson

as the subject of their interview, discussing his new book about the influence of tech billionaires on left-leaning media.

News Brief: Silicon Valley Patronage, How To Subtly Drift Right, and the New Conservative Media Ecosystem

Mentioned by

Gil Duran

as an explosive new book detailing how right-wing tech billionaires are influencing media.

From Mavericks to Mouthpieces: How Tech Billionaires Broke Journalism (with Eoin Higgins)

Mentioned by

Paris Marx

as the author of the book being discussed in the podcast.

The Tech Oligarchy’s Campaign Against the Media w/ Eoin Higgins

Mentioned by

Kate Willett

as the book written by Owen Higgins about tech billionaires.

How Tech Billionaires Bought the Narrative with Eoin Higgins

Mentioned by

Jayme Poisson

, introducing

Eoin Higgins

as the author.

Jimmy Kimmel, free speech and big money media

Recommended by

Jeet Heer

as a timely book about tech billionaires and their relationship with the media.

How the Tech Billionaires Bought Radical Journalists | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

Mentioned by

Corey Barker

as a book about how tech billionaires on the right bought the loudest voices on the left.

Episode 310: News for Hire: How Billionaires Are Rewriting the Narrative

Mentioned by

Derek Barris

in the introduction, highlighting his role in the Edward Snowden case and his subsequent shift in political alignment.

243: Free Market Contrarians (w/Eoin Higgins)

Mentioned by

Andrew Keen

as an author with a new book about tech billionaires and their influence on political discourse.

Episode 2329: Ethan Zuckerman on how the United States learned to love online censorship

Mentioned by

Sam Seder

as the author of "Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left."

2427 - Musk Running The Government Gamut; Tech Bro Siren Song w/ David Dayen; Eoin Higgins

Mentioned by

Carol Massar

as the author of the book discussing how tech billionaires influenced media.

Book: Tech Billionaires Threaten Free Speech

Mentioned by JJ as a book detailing how right-wing tech billionaires influenced left-leaning media figures.

Elon Musk Frenemy Peter Thiel’s Influence on The Media

Mentioned by

Doug Henwood

as the author of a book about tech moguls and journalists.

Behind the News: Tech Moguls and Journalism w/ Eoin Higgins

Featured guest

Eoin Higgins

discusses the thesis behind his new book.

5/22/25: House passes Trump tax cuts, Trump threatens journalist

Mentioned by

Derek Davison

as the author of the book, which is discussed in the podcast.

Bonus - Musk and Silicon Valley in the Government w/ Becca Lewis and Eoin Higgins (Preview)

Mentioned by

Andrew Keen

as a new book discussing how right-wing tech billionaires influenced media.

Episode 2330: Eoin Higgins on how reactionary tech billionaires bought Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi

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